Total Crime Rate

175.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chapter Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 267th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chapter Road (SE17 3ET) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapter Road (SE17 3ET), the main crime hotspot is near Otto Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chapter Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stopford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Sharsted Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Pasley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pasley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharsted Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cook'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cook'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Iliffe Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forsyth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carter Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person De Laune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Laune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carter Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Laune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Iliffe Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faunce Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Stopford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lorrimore Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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